In my last post, PCOS Is Now PMOS: A Personal Journey, I shared a recent moment in my endocrinologist’s office when my bloodwork revealed something I did not expect. The new symptoms I had quietly filed under perimenopause were not perimenopause at all. They were my PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome), active and speaking up […]
PCOS Is Now PMOS: A Personal Journey
For as long as I can remember, I have felt like something was off with my body. Growing up with obesity was an awkward and frustrating journey. Losing weight was always slow and hard. Gaining it was always fast and easy. Food felt like the enemy, because the only solution back then was restrictive dieting. […]
Hormonal Hair Loss: What’s Really Happening to My Hair
For the last twenty years, I’ve heard countless midlife women say how they used to have such thick hair when they were younger. Women often say it with a sad tone behind it. Being Latina, we take pride in luscious, long hair. I had fullness, but my goal was always length. Tape-in extensions gave me […]
Perimenopause Diaries #1: The Symptom No One Told Me Was Hormonal
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Perimenopause Diaries #2: When the Weight Stopped Responding
In Perimenopause Diaries #1, I shared the journey of connecting vertigo as an initial sign my body was in perimenopause. This new diary post focuses on another sign that frustrated me. What I’m about to share is not a polished version of this story. It was a time in my life where I was doing […]